The beginning of the history of Khreshchatyk as a city street dates back to 1797, when the Contract Fair was transferred to Kyiv from the city of Dubno. The famous Ukrainian historian Nikolai Zakrevsky writes about Khreshchatyk at that time: “In 1797 there were no buildings here, and in general all the populated areas on … Read more
The Zaitsev mansion was built according to the design of the architect Vladimir Nikolaev and is one of the characteristic examples of Lipok development of the late 19th – early 20th centuries, located opposite buildings of the Supreme Council of Ukraine and Galperin’s mansion. The house has an enfilade layout with perimeter rooms. Two internal … Read more
The estate on the corner of Grushevsky and Shelkovichnaya streets has been known since the end of the 18th century – the pharmacy of the public guardianship department was located here. The pharmacy began to function fully in 1799. In 1811, the pharmacy was bought by Grigory Bunge from the Kyiv Bunge dynasty of pharmacists. … Read more
Baikovo Cemetery The cemetery is named after the surname of General Sergei Baykov (Russian military leader, major general, participant in the Napoleonic Wars and the Russian-Turkish War). After the war, he retired and settled in Kiev – he lived in Pechersk in his own house, and across the Lybid River he acquired a farmstead on … Read more
Since 1841, at Bajkovo Cemetery there was the Church of St. Demetrius of Rostov, which was not only a cemetery, but also parish. Over time, the temple ceased to accommodate all believers, and the architect Vladimir Nikolaev (Tereshchenko mansion, Galperin’s mansion, Liberman’s mansion, philharmonic, monument to Khmelnitsky, Zaitsev’s mansion) a project for a new church … Read more
The idea of creating a monument arose in society on the initiative of the historian, professor at Kyiv University Nikolai Kostomarov in the 1840s. After receiving permission from the imperial government in 1860, a committee was created headed by Mikhail Yuzefovich, a university professor and head of the Kyiv archaeographic commission. The first design of … Read more